1984 Scottish local elections

1984 Scottish local elections
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  First party Second party
  Margaret Thatcher
Leader Neil Kinnock Margaret Thatcher
Party Labour Conservative
Leader since 2 October 1983 11 February 1975
Seats won 545 189
Seat change Increase76 Decrease43
Percentage 45.7 21.4
Swing Increase0.3 Decrease2.7
  Third party Fourth party
  David Steel
Leader David Steel Gordon Wilson
Party Alliance SNP
Leader since 7 July 1976 15 September 1979
Seats won 78 59
Seat change Increase45 Increase7
Percentage 12.8 11.7
Swing Increase6.6 Decrease3.8
Colours denote the winning party with outright control

Local elections were held in Scotland on Thursday 3 May 1984, to elect members to all 53 district councils under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, which had established the two-tier system of regions and districts. This was the first election to take place after the 1983 general election landslide victory for the Conservatives. The local elections resulted in the Labour Party taking control of the City of Edinburgh District Council for the first time.